# Incident 20040415005369I: Bell 407, Fairbanks, AK, April 15, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EOPA
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N847AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040415005369I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ THE GENERATOR LIGHT INDICATED THE GENERATOR WENT OFF LINE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT INITIATED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES FOR THE GENERATOR SYSTEM. THE CREW SMELLED SMOKE AND LANDED THE HELICOPTER. THE PILOT TRIED TO CONDUCT A TWO MINUTE COOLDOWN/SHUTDOWN. THE MECHANIC ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE STARTER/GENERATOR TO BE SLINGING PARTS AND HAD THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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